legs
Posted by: legs
5th Sep 2008 09:03pm
mobile phone cameras are just another version of do you want fries with that. most companies are obsessed with upselling a phone is for phone calls and they should perfect the system and increase coverage before giving mobiles a dozen other uses
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wojo12
All I want in a mobile phone is a phone with which I can reliably make phone calls, and see the display outdoors. As soon as I get a new phone I disable or push aside from the main menu all those features which are useless to me.
relle13
gonna be the odd one out and disagree. When i shop for a new mobile, im more interested in the phones extra functions over its calling capabilities. Especially with smartphones, a camera is an essential not an extra. Countless apps need the camera function. And even tho im well aware that the more that a fone can do, the more there is to go wrong with it, any time i shop for a replacement, it HAS to do more than the last one...Wont be long till im upgrading monthly !! LOL gimme more entertainment..
elle
ikara
I have to agree, the charges for mobile use make it a totally impractical medium for me. It may be worth it if I could rely on the coverage, even then I would only recieve calls most of the time. I also object to the many companies claiming to provide a usefull service, while hiding the fact that they charge huge fees, in very smal print almost impossible to read. The worst part is that so many things can be charged to your phone account, it becomes a default credit card, with worse terms and conditions than most cards. The Mobile phone is a money trap, not a communication device.
monster
I soo agree with this statement as the phones that we can purchase today have great capabilities but they aren't fully up to the challeng. The cell towers are another issue but if your out in the whopps somewhere you don't get very good coverage and this lets the general mobile phone down.
BambiK
Our world today is vastly different to even twenty years ago when ‘multimedia’ meant a newspaper and television, and technology meant entertainment or computers. The definition of technology is not confined to computers or the Internet. Technology is any electronically based application or piece of equipment that meets a need for access to information or communication.
The ‘Net Generation’ doesn’t use technology for the sake of it; it’s no longer just for entertainment. Technology makes our lives easier, faster, more accessible, adaptable, more social and kids are learning, communicating and growing up differently. They organise and customise their world to suit themselves. They don’t wake to the radio; they wake to their favourite downloaded tune. They don’t read the newspaper; they read the e-headlines and select interesting articles using their mobile phones. They don’t make six phone calls to three friends at night (although they may SMS a ridiculous amount); they make chat dates and game dates online so that more than two can participate. They are digitally literate and can intuitively and creatively use a variety of devices and programs without an instruction manual.
So, whilst many brands of mobiles, PDAs and laptops are another version of 'do you want fries with that?' and 'do you want sea salt, chicken salt, vegetable salt, chilli seasoning, etc', it has huge implications and ramifications for hte way we do business and the way we educate our future. Technology is amazing. Watch out for the new iPhone, it has been touted the next thing to lead a new technological revolution... what it is capable of doing is simply incredible! Don't be intimated and bamboozled by technology. Get excited.
diverchef
technology is only the knowledge of the technique to do something, rubbing a stick on an other stick is technology.
as is slamming atoms together, just the knowledge of the technique
Bad_manners
I agree - but what would be better is if they came into line with the rest of the world and started charging REALISTIC proces for calls, SMS and data, rather than the extortionate rates that all Australian telco's charge.
paulH
And in addition these telcos are not confident enough that they provide the best service without requiring you to enter a 12 or 24 month contract with them.
I can understand a contract if they provide you with a free phone because you have to pay off the cost of the phone.
However I bring my preffered phone with me an old reliabe Nokia which only does calls and some texts. I do not want a new phone with all the cameras, internet access, radio , MP3 player etc.
Recently had a call from Optus representative offering to drop $20 per month off my monthly bill if I would sign for another 12 months with them. I had been with them for approx 8 years as in the begining they were so innovative and had a wider coverage in my area than Telstra or others. The guy let drop that the current fee I was paying meant I had paid off my phone which stunned me as I did not accept a new phone. I pulled him up and told him that therefore Optus had been overcharginng me for the past year and so should give me a bonus or benefit already. He admitted he had been caught out but was not interested in being fair and was only interested in signing me up for 12 months so he could get his commission. When I declared that I was not interested in any contract periods he quickly ended the call.
Optus that is not the way to behave. I have been on various no contract plans with you for many years. Why have you not rewarded that loyalty. What is the purpose of the contract? To force me to stay with them so I don't change to another carrier? Thet becomes very difficult as so many of the others want you to do contract only, have high rates , awkward times for specials, or poor area coverage.
As customers why can't we demand the service we want? Cheaper , no frills service, no limits, even true LOYALTY bonuses for the longer we stay with them without a contract. eg 1month no charge after 6 months, 2 1/2 months no charge if we go 12 monhs without taking the 6 month bonus, new phone if we go 2 years without taking a reward. The net result is the same, the person stays with them, but for the reward and the service, not because they are forced into a contract. Actually it would be a saving as they would not have to pay an overseas person commissions (no matter how cheap) .
Anonymous
All they want is money.
elle
Yes you are wright Australian Telcos only know how to charge a lot , but not good enough to provide service.